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government officials have vowed to take action. they say they will consider revising the law to strengthen penalties against rapists. indian home affairs minister has ordered police chiefs around the country to investigate sexual assaults more thoroughly. >> such modifications required in our laws and procedures and the methodology of investigation. >> reporter: but women and even girls continue to be brutalized. this month a 32-year-old woman in the eastern state of behar was found hanging from a tree after she was gang-raped. and a 9-year-old girl was raped and killed in the western state of maharastra. women in new delhi are signing up for martial arts classes. they say they can't rely on the police. >> translator: i have to defend myself the police are not trustworthy. >> reporter: some people are focused on helping the victims. an ngo in new delhi has launched an effort to support women who have experienced sexual assault. abdul maboud is one of the nba leaders. he says the group wants to help create a society that respects wo
government officials have vowed to take action. they say they will consider revising the law to strengthen penalties against rapists. indian home affairs minister has ordered police chiefs around the country to investigate sexual assaults more thoroughly. >> such modifications required in our laws and procedures and the methodology of investigation. >> reporter: but women and even girls continue to be brutalized. this month a 32-year-old woman in the eastern state of behar was found...
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he says the 25% reduction target set by the previous government is excessive and unrealistic. chief cabinet secretary yoshihide su g, a said his liberal democratic party said the target was unachievable. previously the last democratic party government pledged to reduce emissions by a quarter from 1990 levels by the year 2020. >>> japanese researchers have succeeded in using stem cells to reproduce hair follicles. the project involved using induced stem cells or ips cells which have the potential to develop into any tissue or organ. medical applications using hair follicle cells have been limited until now because scientists lacked ways to reproduce them. the researchers at keio university managed to cultivate human cells into fallicular cells by adding certain proteins. they cultivated the cells with skin cells from a newborn mouse. then they transplanted the cells into another mouse. they succeeded in nurturing follicular cells in two to three weeks. >> translator: we have demonstrated the future possibility of producing hair through the use of these cells. >> reporter: but t
he says the 25% reduction target set by the previous government is excessive and unrealistic. chief cabinet secretary yoshihide su g, a said his liberal democratic party said the target was unachievable. previously the last democratic party government pledged to reduce emissions by a quarter from 1990 levels by the year 2020. >>> japanese researchers have succeeded in using stem cells to reproduce hair follicles. the project involved using induced stem cells or ips cells which have the...
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the draft budget reflects shinzo abe's determination to stimulate japanese government by boosting government expenditures. public works spending will increase for the first time in four years. the government plans to spend over $770 billion to implement its policies. that's up about 3% in yen terms from the current fiscal year. it has earmarked more than $240 billion for servicing government debt or an increase of over 1%. also for the first time in four years, tax revenues are expected to exceed what the government would get by issuing new bonds. the government expects tax revenues to total over $473 billion, or nearly 2% more than in this fiscal year. meanwhile, new bond offerings will fall by 3% to about $470 billion. japan still relies on government bond sells for 46% of its total revenue. the outstanding balance of government debt is expected to total about $8.2 trillion at the end of fiscal 2013. to repay it, the nation requires 17 years worth of tax revenues. the total debt also translates into almost $65,000 per person. the government plans to submit the draft budget to the diet for
the draft budget reflects shinzo abe's determination to stimulate japanese government by boosting government expenditures. public works spending will increase for the first time in four years. the government plans to spend over $770 billion to implement its policies. that's up about 3% in yen terms from the current fiscal year. it has earmarked more than $240 billion for servicing government debt or an increase of over 1%. also for the first time in four years, tax revenues are expected to...
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. >> seven survivors of the attack will fly home on a government plane. the bodies of the seven victims will also be on the plane. >>> survivors from other asian countries have started to return patchari raksawong has details. >> a malaysian man arrived home on wednesday afternoon. he was an employee of the engineering firm, jgc. ravi kappusany was reunited at the airport with members of his family. >> i'm happy i came back home safely, that's all. the government knows what's happening. >> in manila, four filipino survivors also returned home on wednesday from a passenger plane from algeria, via qatar. they were working at the gas plant in the algerian desert at the time of the attack. they came into the arrivals hall accompanied by a japanese employee of jgc. they looked tense and did not respond to questions from reporters. a vehicle sent by the company collected them from the airport. several asian countries suffered casualties in the attack. they include seven japanese, six filipinos and one malaysian. >>> julia gillard has called for easing of fricti
. >> seven survivors of the attack will fly home on a government plane. the bodies of the seven victims will also be on the plane. >>> survivors from other asian countries have started to return patchari raksawong has details. >> a malaysian man arrived home on wednesday afternoon. he was an employee of the engineering firm, jgc. ravi kappusany was reunited at the airport with members of his family. >> i'm happy i came back home safely, that's all. the government...
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now we're hearing from the japanese government. officials there project that the country's economy will grow 2.5% in the coming fiscal year. that's due to stimulus measures and a global economic recovery. a large scale economic package will push up the gross domestic product. they forecast a moderate global economic recovery will lift corporate sentiment and boost spending on plant and equipment. the officials expect people will rush to make more purchases including things like houses before a plant consumption tax hike in april 2014. the government has concluded that the economy will expand 5 2.5% in real terms and 2.7% in nominal terms. based on the assumption that prices will pick up modestly the government projects nominal growth will exceed real growth for the first time in 16 years. the dollar is gaining further ground against the yen. earlier it hit a high. now it's changing hands to 39 yen. traders have seen rates drop to a five-year low. that's provided a brighter outlook for the american economy. the consumer price index
now we're hearing from the japanese government. officials there project that the country's economy will grow 2.5% in the coming fiscal year. that's due to stimulus measures and a global economic recovery. a large scale economic package will push up the gross domestic product. they forecast a moderate global economic recovery will lift corporate sentiment and boost spending on plant and equipment. the officials expect people will rush to make more purchases including things like houses before a...
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the draft budget reflects shinzo abe's plan to stimulate japanese government by expanding government expenditures. the government plans to spend over $770 billion to implement its policies. that's up about 3% in yen terms from the current fiscal year. it has earmarked more than $240 billion for servicing government debt or an increase of over 1%. also for the first time in four years, tax revenues are expected to exceed what the government would get by issuing new bonds. the government expects tax revenues to total over $473 billion, or nearly 2% more than in this fiscal year. meanwhile, new bond offerings will fall by 3% to about $470 billion. japan still replies on government bond sells for 46% of its total revenue. the outstanding balance of government debt is expected to total about $8.2 trillion at the end of fiscal 2013. to repay it, the nation requires 17 years worth of tax revenues. the total debt also translates into almost $65,000 per person. the government plans to submit the draft budget to the diet for approval by the end of next month. >>> let's check on the markets. eu
the draft budget reflects shinzo abe's plan to stimulate japanese government by expanding government expenditures. the government plans to spend over $770 billion to implement its policies. that's up about 3% in yen terms from the current fiscal year. it has earmarked more than $240 billion for servicing government debt or an increase of over 1%. also for the first time in four years, tax revenues are expected to exceed what the government would get by issuing new bonds. the government expects...
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it's included in the boj plan with the government. it's part of abe's plan to tackle deflation with bolder, monetary easing measures. bank of japan governor and eight other board members agreed on a policy at the end of a two-day meeting. the announcement says financial authorities will try to reach the target at their earliest possible time. boj officials have previously made it a goal to bring 1% inflation within reach but the new, clearer target requires some bold steps. the document also addresses the role of the government in revitalizing japan's economy. it describes how politicians should promote growth and restore fiscal health. along with drafting the joint statement, boj officials have agreed to introduce open-ended asset purchasing. under a new program from january 2014 the central bank will purchase a certain amount of financial assets every month. no termination date is being set for the scheme. the new measure will expand the total size of the asset purchase program, or app, by about 10 trillion yen, or $110 billion, in
it's included in the boj plan with the government. it's part of abe's plan to tackle deflation with bolder, monetary easing measures. bank of japan governor and eight other board members agreed on a policy at the end of a two-day meeting. the announcement says financial authorities will try to reach the target at their earliest possible time. boj officials have previously made it a goal to bring 1% inflation within reach but the new, clearer target requires some bold steps. the document also...
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it would also allocate nearly $245 billion to redeem government bonds. officials estimate tax revenues will top $473 billion. that's slightly higher than the $470 billion they expect to bring in through new government bonds. it would be the first time in four years that tax revenue exceeded the amount of new bonds. >>> members of abe's cabinet will approve those draft budgets on tuesday. >>> now let's get a check on japan's markets. nikkei closed sunday at a 1% high. and the dow jones industrial average ending the week with more than a 5% high. with remarks about how the market is reacting, we have ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. walk us through some of the key events. >> a lot of key events this week. good morning to you, ai. not only will we get a continuation of the earnings in u.s. this week, but also here in japan we'll get a stream of earnings reports starting as well. it's going to be very interesting to see how the weakening of the yen will play into those numbers. let's have a look at the opening levels on this monday, january 28. t
it would also allocate nearly $245 billion to redeem government bonds. officials estimate tax revenues will top $473 billion. that's slightly higher than the $470 billion they expect to bring in through new government bonds. it would be the first time in four years that tax revenue exceeded the amount of new bonds. >>> members of abe's cabinet will approve those draft budgets on tuesday. >>> now let's get a check on japan's markets. nikkei closed sunday at a 1% high. and the...
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economics it's about who governs. independent nation as a democracy and determine their own future not a classic scare tactics always employed by the status quo whether they're defending slavery. or e.u. membership three million british jobs will be lost if we left the european union really europe is aging europe as a percentage of the world economy is now below a fifth and falling quite sharply it is gripped by eurozone crisis which is likely because of their fanaticism to keep it together to last for up to a decade and yeah ok europe is thirty eight percent of our overseas exports and it's an important market place but the rest of the world is even more important to us impotent because we're stuck inside this old fashioned nineteenth century concept of a customs union we cannot make our own trade deals anywhere else in the world let's have a free trade deal with europe and let's reengage with the rest of the world. and while u.s. skepticism is on the rise in britain the e.u. is economic stronghold germany appears to
economics it's about who governs. independent nation as a democracy and determine their own future not a classic scare tactics always employed by the status quo whether they're defending slavery. or e.u. membership three million british jobs will be lost if we left the european union really europe is aging europe as a percentage of the world economy is now below a fifth and falling quite sharply it is gripped by eurozone crisis which is likely because of their fanaticism to keep it together to...
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officials are urging governments to boost job training programs for young people. looking ahead officials say global unemployment will continue to rise this year to over 220 million. they site the sluggish global economic recovery as a reason. south korean journalists have voted toyota motors camry car of the year. representatives from the japanese automaker collected the trophy for the u.s. built sedan at a ceremony in seoul. the journalists praised the cars price competitiveness. it beat 44 models introduced last year including vehicles by bmw. toyota executives we began shipping cars from the u.s. to sou korea. toyota isn't the only company taking advantage of the new trade deal. honda and also increased shipment. more business headlines for you next hour. i'll leave you with a check on markets. >>> assertions that part of a rocket launched by north korea in december was made in china could influence u.n. security council discussions. the body is considering possible responses to the launch. south korea's military has analyzed debris from the rocket salvaged fro
officials are urging governments to boost job training programs for young people. looking ahead officials say global unemployment will continue to rise this year to over 220 million. they site the sluggish global economic recovery as a reason. south korean journalists have voted toyota motors camry car of the year. representatives from the japanese automaker collected the trophy for the u.s. built sedan at a ceremony in seoul. the journalists praised the cars price competitiveness. it beat 44...
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he said they drove what looked like government vehicles. the official said because of that border guards may have allowed them to pass without inspection. >>> some investors are getting excited about japan again with the stock market rising for japanese exporters the drop in the value of the yen is just what they've been asking for. but not everyone feels good about all this. ron madison is here to explain. ron? >> government officials have been saying this is really all about getting the economy back on track, in particular battling years of deflation here. you can imagine really on the defensive today refuting claims of currency manipulation made by germany's leader. this came after germany's chancellor said japan's easing monetary measures could devalue the yen. the finance minister denied the accusation. >> translator: japan is pursuing bold economic measures to pull the country out of deflation, not to manipulate the currency. >> the japanese currency is trading at its weakest level in two years and seven months. he said this is a sign
he said they drove what looked like government vehicles. the official said because of that border guards may have allowed them to pass without inspection. >>> some investors are getting excited about japan again with the stock market rising for japanese exporters the drop in the value of the yen is just what they've been asking for. but not everyone feels good about all this. ron madison is here to explain. ron? >> government officials have been saying this is really all about...
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the government designed the event to attract rising scientific talent. participants are scheduled to visit a medical study center and other cutting edge research facilities in the city state. >>> the indochina peninsula is famous for its rich biodiversity including fresh water fish but the region's rush to modernize has dented the balance of the natural world in unexpected ways. nhk world reports from the northeastern thailand on a threat to the food chain. >> reporter: still waters in northeastern thailand. at first glance, this man-made lake looks like a fisherman's paradise. >> yes! >> reporter: but these people aren't fishing just for fun. they are trying to catch one of the biggest and most aggressive fresh water fish in southeast asia. look at this giant fish. the length is 70 centimeters and it weighs 5 kilos. this fish causes problems for people in fishing communities. the population of these fish has ballooned in recent years. in this lake alone more than 20 were nabbed during a one-day effort to catch them. it was sponsored by the government to
the government designed the event to attract rising scientific talent. participants are scheduled to visit a medical study center and other cutting edge research facilities in the city state. >>> the indochina peninsula is famous for its rich biodiversity including fresh water fish but the region's rush to modernize has dented the balance of the natural world in unexpected ways. nhk world reports from the northeastern thailand on a threat to the food chain. >> reporter: still...
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they'll be required to report to the government on how they're doing. the economy has been struggling with deflation for more than a decade so it's a surprise this hasn't happened earlier. >> what kind of reaction is it getting abroad? >> some countries like germany are criticizing abe saying he's trying to weaken the yen to boost exports. central banks around the world, including the fed in the u.s. and european central banks, are essentially doing the same thing. implementing drastic monetary easing measures to weaken their currency and to increase exports. >> one of the most important questions is how do you think this policy is going to affect japan's economy? >> well, actually, many economists have been wrestling with that question. at what point prices start to rise, it might be difficult to stop the momentum, but others argue it will take some time for the boj to actually achieve its target. >> it's hard to expect because considering japan economy is suffering negative outward gap at 3% of level and also considering level is still high compared t
they'll be required to report to the government on how they're doing. the economy has been struggling with deflation for more than a decade so it's a surprise this hasn't happened earlier. >> what kind of reaction is it getting abroad? >> some countries like germany are criticizing abe saying he's trying to weaken the yen to boost exports. central banks around the world, including the fed in the u.s. and european central banks, are essentially doing the same thing. implementing...
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the government plane also carried nine of their ten colleagues who were killed in the siege. foreign minister fumio kishida welcomed the survivors and officials who accompanied them on their arrival in tokyo. the japanese hostages were among hundreds of natural gas plant workers taken captive by islamist militants in algeria. they were working for the engineering firm jgc corporation. 27 foreign nationals were killed along with 10 japanese. one jgc staff member who was missing and later confirmed dead will be returned to japan on saturday. prime minister shinzo abe met with his cabinet ministers to discuss the hostage crisis and offered silent prayers for the victims. >> translator: please allow us to express our deepest sympathy for the victims and their families. the chief cabinet secretary will oversee the investigation of this case. he'll also introduce measures to ensure the safety of japanese nationals and firms abroad. >> abe vowed to continue the fight against terrorism together with the international community. the president of jgc corporation has expressed regret ov
the government plane also carried nine of their ten colleagues who were killed in the siege. foreign minister fumio kishida welcomed the survivors and officials who accompanied them on their arrival in tokyo. the japanese hostages were among hundreds of natural gas plant workers taken captive by islamist militants in algeria. they were working for the engineering firm jgc corporation. 27 foreign nationals were killed along with 10 japanese. one jgc staff member who was missing and later...
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the withdrawal of the central government's plan to reduce tax grants. the state government wants to cut local tax grants from fiscal 2013 starting this april. it's partly designed to slash regional government workers' wages by an average of 7.8%. the chairman of the all-japan precede tech furl and municipal workers union told reporters wednesday the plan is unacceptable. >> translator: this one-sided policy that the state is going to implement unilaterally has been drafted by skipping all the labor management negotiations. >> tokanaba said local governments are striving to cut workers to deal with the shortage of funds even though they're faced with more tasks in the their everyday work. he said they include social security issues and environmental protection measures. tokanaga added some municipalities have even pressed ahead with their own wage cuts. >>> that is going to do it for biz tonight. let's get you a check now of the markets. >>> islamist militants may have timed their attack on a gas plant to coincide with an important event. they took hundr
the withdrawal of the central government's plan to reduce tax grants. the state government wants to cut local tax grants from fiscal 2013 starting this april. it's partly designed to slash regional government workers' wages by an average of 7.8%. the chairman of the all-japan precede tech furl and municipal workers union told reporters wednesday the plan is unacceptable. >> translator: this one-sided policy that the state is going to implement unilaterally has been drafted by skipping all...
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but the japanese government pays the bill. under the new system, it's the company that does all the planning. jica pays up to $560,000 in research fees. the other company pace the costs. they want to make sure it remains the same. what prompted this new aid strategy was competition from china. in recent years, it agrees to aid. this stadium is going up in zambia. china is financing it. the costs are $94 million. last summer, chinese authorities announced that over the next three years, they will spend $20 billion on all the projects. that's double what they spend for the past three years. >> translator: we can't leave everything up to the government. we need to work with the private and nonprofit sectors to expand this program as much as possible. >> reporter: japan's aid strategy also benefits japanese companies. he works for the motorcycle maker that installed the water purification system. he had been working to cultivate the african market because jica provided research costs and data. was able to keep the company's costs
but the japanese government pays the bill. under the new system, it's the company that does all the planning. jica pays up to $560,000 in research fees. the other company pace the costs. they want to make sure it remains the same. what prompted this new aid strategy was competition from china. in recent years, it agrees to aid. this stadium is going up in zambia. china is financing it. the costs are $94 million. last summer, chinese authorities announced that over the next three years, they...
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the government plane also carried nine of their ten colleagues who were killed in the siege. foreign minister fumio kishida welcomed the survivors and officials who accompanied them on their arrival in tokyo. the japanese hostages were among hundreds of natural gas plant workers taken captive by islamist militants in algeria. they were working for the engineering firm jgc corporation. 27 foreign nationals were killed along with 10 japanese. one jgc staff member who was missing and later confirmed dead will be returned to japan on saturday. prime minister shinzo abe met with his cabinet ministers to discuss the hostage crisis and offered silent prayers for the victims. >> translator: please allow us to express our deepest sympathy for the victims and their families. the chief cabinet secretary will oversee the investigation of this case. he'll also introduce measures to ensure the safety of japanese nationals and firms abroad. >> abe vowed to continue the fight against terrorism together with the international community. the president of jgc corporation has expressed regret ov
the government plane also carried nine of their ten colleagues who were killed in the siege. foreign minister fumio kishida welcomed the survivors and officials who accompanied them on their arrival in tokyo. the japanese hostages were among hundreds of natural gas plant workers taken captive by islamist militants in algeria. they were working for the engineering firm jgc corporation. 27 foreign nationals were killed along with 10 japanese. one jgc staff member who was missing and later...
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the government said five other countries including britain, rumania and the phillipines have confirmed their workers were among the casualties. >>> israelis plan to keep prime minister benjamin netanyahu in power. netanyahu called early elections in october after his coalition failed to agree on the annual budget. his national coalition party have consistently led the polls. but the ultra-nationalist jewish home party is rapidly increasing its support. the party opposes peace talks with the palestinians. netanyahu resumed the building of jewish settlement in occupied territories two years ago. the construction breaches international law and contributed to a breakdown in the peace process. >>> central bankers in japan are searching for the right words. they'll release their latest statement in just a few hours, and many expect them to adopt a different tone. ai joins us from the business desk. ai, you studied bank statements before. what do you expect this time? >> there's going to be a few things different or expected to be different, rather. first, it's not only a statement from the b
the government said five other countries including britain, rumania and the phillipines have confirmed their workers were among the casualties. >>> israelis plan to keep prime minister benjamin netanyahu in power. netanyahu called early elections in october after his coalition failed to agree on the annual budget. his national coalition party have consistently led the polls. but the ultra-nationalist jewish home party is rapidly increasing its support. the party opposes peace talks...
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anti-government groups are demanding faster reforms. mike is in the egyptian capital of cairo and joins us. how is the turnout so far for the protest? >> there are crouse in the tahrir square. there have been several minor clashes in the streets surrounding the square, streets leading to the interior ministry, which have been barricaded after a minor skirmishes between protestors and police. this is as much a demonstration as it is a celebration of the second anniversary of the revolution. gathering here are opposition groups largely opposed to a government they believe is not serving their interests or the revolution. the dominant political force has called on its followers to stay away from tahrir square, to carry out acts of civic responsibility like planting trees or giving food to the poor. this is indicative of how divided egypt remains two years on. the commemoration of the revolution being marked by one set of the population while another sector of the population is tearing out festivities elsewhere. >> harkin just to make -- i
anti-government groups are demanding faster reforms. mike is in the egyptian capital of cairo and joins us. how is the turnout so far for the protest? >> there are crouse in the tahrir square. there have been several minor clashes in the streets surrounding the square, streets leading to the interior ministry, which have been barricaded after a minor skirmishes between protestors and police. this is as much a demonstration as it is a celebration of the second anniversary of the...
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the bill will prevent the government from defaulting on its debt. the bill passed the house on wednesday after the republican majority changed its stance. republicans said they would not approve the bill unless the government made more cuts to social programs. republicans had public criticism that they were not consider the markets on a financial default. john boehner said to show the american people that it would move to balance the budget. >> they understand you can't continue to spend money that you don't have. we're committed to doing a budget on the house side. a budget that will balance over the next ten years. it's time for the senate and the president to show the american people how they're willing to balance a budget over the next ten years. >> the bill now goes to the senate where it's expected to pass and be approved by the white house. republicans will continue to push the government to review social security spending. the bill urges congress to compile an outline of the 2014 budget by mid-april. more business headlines next hour. here i
the bill will prevent the government from defaulting on its debt. the bill passed the house on wednesday after the republican majority changed its stance. republicans said they would not approve the bill unless the government made more cuts to social programs. republicans had public criticism that they were not consider the markets on a financial default. john boehner said to show the american people that it would move to balance the budget. >> they understand you can't continue to spend...
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he says the 25% reduction target set by the previous government is excessive and unrealistic. chief cabinet secretary suga said thursday that his liberal democratic party has always said the target was unachievable. previously the last democratic party government pledged to reduce emissions by a quarter from 1990 levels by the year 2020. >>> the u.s. navy is hurrying to remove a ship stranded on a reef in the philippines for more than a week. patchari raksawong in bangkok has that story and patchari, several more stories from the philippines today i hear. >> that's right, gene. we'll start with that stranded vessel. a u.s. navy official has expressed regret and says the united states is trying to remove the ship as soon as possible. the reef is a world heritage site and concerns are rising about possible damage to the environment. the uss guardian ran aground last week. the agency says rear admiral thomas carnie expressed his deepest regret. some 56,000 liters of fuel on board the stranded vessel needs to be removed. the navy then plans to use a crane ship to lift the mine swe
he says the 25% reduction target set by the previous government is excessive and unrealistic. chief cabinet secretary suga said thursday that his liberal democratic party has always said the target was unachievable. previously the last democratic party government pledged to reduce emissions by a quarter from 1990 levels by the year 2020. >>> the u.s. navy is hurrying to remove a ship stranded on a reef in the philippines for more than a week. patchari raksawong in bangkok has that...
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and japanese government met at the japanese embassy in bangkok on monday. they signed an agreement to run a training program for refugees who are currently in thailand. the program aims to help refugees be self-sufficient after they're able to return home to myanmar. the ngo will offer two training courses, one will cover how to use computers and the other will be on agriculture machine maintenance. they plan to open the training center as early as april at a refugee camp near the thai/myanmar border. they will be trained with knowledge and practical skills. it will be available to 600 students. >> translator: this project will give refugees the skills they need to plan their lives and make a living. it will help make their return home smoother. >> the camps are home to 140,000 refugees who fled myanmar under threat of military regime. now, some of them are preparing themselves to go back home. >>> thailand is facing another refugee issue. thousands of people have been landing in the south of the country in recent months. they are fleeing violence and perse
and japanese government met at the japanese embassy in bangkok on monday. they signed an agreement to run a training program for refugees who are currently in thailand. the program aims to help refugees be self-sufficient after they're able to return home to myanmar. the ngo will offer two training courses, one will cover how to use computers and the other will be on agriculture machine maintenance. they plan to open the training center as early as april at a refugee camp near the thai/myanmar...
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the government has portrayed the revolution on sunday morning where anti-government protesters went up against them for a third day. mike is in cairo for us. let's start here. last time we talked about several cities being a tinderbox. we have laid out the story. the national defense council, meant to discuss the security situation in the country. what can out of that meeting? >> it was made clear that the events in egypt at the moment will fall under the control of the national defense council. this is a body composed of government ministers and representatives from both houses of parliament, as well as military commanders and the head of military intelligence. this body has not been seen operating publicly since it was created last year. very clearly, it is the supervising was happening on the ground. rejected by most of the opposition movement, claiming that they reserve the right to impose a state of emergency in particular areas, should they wish to do so. there was no threat to do so immediately, but they made it clear that they would use the option if the situation on the ground
the government has portrayed the revolution on sunday morning where anti-government protesters went up against them for a third day. mike is in cairo for us. let's start here. last time we talked about several cities being a tinderbox. we have laid out the story. the national defense council, meant to discuss the security situation in the country. what can out of that meeting? >> it was made clear that the events in egypt at the moment will fall under the control of the national defense...
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and the government just didn't. wasn't particularly involved they didn't regulate it closely they didn't have a play on. the companies that grew faster than government regulation in the sector did great you know i think protectionism is something that you know the government doesn't want to get too involved with center of agricultural potential. american beef being. imports which were almost out of time gentlemen really quickly what's the most important external shock russia has to. worry about this year simon first . to be europe i mean europe europe not getting it right and still stumbling is still a major issue for the world and i'd expect from that and say it's the fear of the year of blowing up that's actually what caused all the time is last year because nothing happened but we had this france in crisis so we had all of the the repercussions. yeah i mean it's europe and it's all of their export markets i mean you know russia still are still a big net net exporter and they need markets for their products all ri
and the government just didn't. wasn't particularly involved they didn't regulate it closely they didn't have a play on. the companies that grew faster than government regulation in the sector did great you know i think protectionism is something that you know the government doesn't want to get too involved with center of agricultural potential. american beef being. imports which were almost out of time gentlemen really quickly what's the most important external shock russia has to. worry about...
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they're not trying to build a government institution. the rebels are not fighting for any particular cause. they are extracting these minerals--like gold, like tantalum, tin, and tungsten--in order to sustain themselves as predatory organizations. >> is the violence increasing, decreasing? >> it spikes. it comes in phases, and it's very localized. >> one recent spike centered on a village called kanyabayonga. we went there with united nations troops and found that a rebel militia had raided the village and burned 70 homes. why attack the civilian population? >> it's a very effective strategy. it scares the people. it terrorizes them into compliance. >> it's chaos. >> it's chaos that is organized in order to exploit the gold and other minerals for the enrichment of these armed groups, and it just keeps the cycle going and going until we break that cycle and begin to address the root issue here, which is the gold and the other conflict minerals. [ticking] >> coming up, the atrocities of gold trafficking. >> [speaking in foreign language] >
they're not trying to build a government institution. the rebels are not fighting for any particular cause. they are extracting these minerals--like gold, like tantalum, tin, and tungsten--in order to sustain themselves as predatory organizations. >> is the violence increasing, decreasing? >> it spikes. it comes in phases, and it's very localized. >> one recent spike centered on a village called kanyabayonga. we went there with united nations troops and found that a rebel...
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we need appropriate government and we need international cooperation to make sure that governments together to get it right because a globalized economy means international cooperation or else we're not going to get the job well you surely is so like a more there's another quote we also sound like more of this is what you said recently. it's essential to get the financial economy working for the real economy . this is worth well you must think there's an awful lot of marxists around and i certainly don't count myself marxist i think everybody recognizes across the political spectrum from quite liberal observers to more social democratic observers that the financial economy has been at the roots of this crisis everybody knows that and i think everybody recognizes too that in order to get the real economy and that's remember the real economy is where people work where value is added and where human needs are responded to to get that back on the road the financial sector has to play its normal role it's perfectly normal providing finance providing credit and one of the problems we have today i
we need appropriate government and we need international cooperation to make sure that governments together to get it right because a globalized economy means international cooperation or else we're not going to get the job well you surely is so like a more there's another quote we also sound like more of this is what you said recently. it's essential to get the financial economy working for the real economy . this is worth well you must think there's an awful lot of marxists around and i...
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>> in the short-term, spain has a more stable government. that's becoming unpopular, but at the moment, there's no threat to the majority of the popular party in spain. >> italy, we have an election coming up and anything could happen. we have a lot of strange things going on. there is a party which is looking like it will get around 15 cents a vote run by a former comedian. there's no clear political agenda, as well. there is a lot of political instability, but i think the long-term economic picture is in less trouble because it has much lower overall debt limits than spain combined. >> and how times have changed on that front. thanks very much for your time this morning. >> thank you. >>> growing market optimism fueled by a string of upbeat earnings has put equity markets on stronger footing. but u.s. budget sequester is supporting cutbacks and it could knock out market euphoria. can washington stop bickering for investors sake? read about that story on our website. a couple of things you can check out there, too, wall street is waiting fo
>> in the short-term, spain has a more stable government. that's becoming unpopular, but at the moment, there's no threat to the majority of the popular party in spain. >> italy, we have an election coming up and anything could happen. we have a lot of strange things going on. there is a party which is looking like it will get around 15 cents a vote run by a former comedian. there's no clear political agenda, as well. there is a lot of political instability, but i think the...
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the wrong salesman i think what what international investors would like to see is government get out of the way of bad i'd like to see successful russian entrepreneurs who built real businesses in russia in the last fifteen twenty years. be out front doing the sales pitch i'd like to say. it's good from mike meet there instead of instead i'm a dad of he's a lot more credible than some and so interesting point yeah absolutely i mean one of the things he said is that you know it was the straw poll. needs to do an eighty percent of the audience said you know tackle corruption whereas he turned around and said actually we just need to make a state companies more efficient i actually think that the fundamental thing he's. backtracking from the state i know we've got the asset sales to show but let me speak celebrated you know some very successful companies in russia and that their leaders need to be up front pushing the message forward and i think you should have gone to davos and represented russia because you explain the russia case very straightforward. well you are very open to talkin
the wrong salesman i think what what international investors would like to see is government get out of the way of bad i'd like to see successful russian entrepreneurs who built real businesses in russia in the last fifteen twenty years. be out front doing the sales pitch i'd like to say. it's good from mike meet there instead of instead i'm a dad of he's a lot more credible than some and so interesting point yeah absolutely i mean one of the things he said is that you know it was the straw...
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i think the onus is going to start shifting to the government itself and the government is looking ahead to an election, as we talked about many, many times. and here becomes the tricky part because they're trying to embark on structural reforms, they're talking about tax reforms, as well. this will be a multi layered process and hopefully they'll be in power long enough to deliver some of those changes. i think the market was expecting for the bank of japan to come in .deliver everything that was going to solve all of japan's problems after decades of recession, then they were probably misguided. but for the moment, the reaction we're getting from people who were watching japan is they probably took as many steps as they could today to try and address this decision. >> kaori, stay with us. ed, welcome. you just heard a little bit of the back and forth. what's your own opinion here on what the boj has or hasn't delivered? >> good morning. thanks very much for having me on the show. my opinion is i completely agree with everything kaori said. even more than that, i would say to the viewin
i think the onus is going to start shifting to the government itself and the government is looking ahead to an election, as we talked about many, many times. and here becomes the tricky part because they're trying to embark on structural reforms, they're talking about tax reforms, as well. this will be a multi layered process and hopefully they'll be in power long enough to deliver some of those changes. i think the market was expecting for the bank of japan to come in .deliver everything that...
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within the eurozone and global governance the g twenty to strengthen economic coordination without that you won't get the dynamism we made. and but the underlying theme at davos is that the disparity between rich and poor in a study published by oxfam of the one hundred richest people in the world earns two hundred forty billion dollars enough to feed the world's hungry about four times over according to the group the head of advocacy at fox from max lawson says extremely rich people should give their money away voluntarily or through higher taxation. for profit and you'd be right. they were guy we want you to know the great need to get. both the world. through lungs what they want with it all the news is that the rich got louder and louder so all we really calling for was never around stating that what we have and don't want mean the richest people in america or tax close so they get money away. we go to where they're at so that we can see that money. where you have however klaus schwab founder and executive chairman of the world economic forum says business will drive economic growth.
within the eurozone and global governance the g twenty to strengthen economic coordination without that you won't get the dynamism we made. and but the underlying theme at davos is that the disparity between rich and poor in a study published by oxfam of the one hundred richest people in the world earns two hundred forty billion dollars enough to feed the world's hungry about four times over according to the group the head of advocacy at fox from max lawson says extremely rich people should...
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to not to do this what do you think is the first thing that needs to be done what do you think the government should focus on to really address the out first so those should change management of central bank because what you're set in there's a whole country all around the world tried to curb problem which happened into cells and they turned we have completely opposite direction where with central bank which creates more problems for the gross and tried to support well speaking of the central bank when you had the opportunity to speak during a prime minister medvedev session the only thing you said was that russia has two great banks d.t.b. and spare bank and that is certainly not enough can you elaborate on not can you tell me why you think that's not enough for a country like russia and what do you think needs to be done in this respect russia not just moscow russia not just resource sector you know russia is a waste to put you into you know from what you are still to some because from a good. culture. of course. we should have been a better financial system but no one could grow it's not a
to not to do this what do you think is the first thing that needs to be done what do you think the government should focus on to really address the out first so those should change management of central bank because what you're set in there's a whole country all around the world tried to curb problem which happened into cells and they turned we have completely opposite direction where with central bank which creates more problems for the gross and tried to support well speaking of the central...
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certain politicians in order to surveil them and blackmail them the gay spies would tempt men in the government into going back to their apartments which were filled with hidden cameras and microphones to record information and create a not safe for work video to be used to put pressure on these officials this is truly one of the most unique and kind of gross weapons of political intrigue i've ever heard of i mean how many men in georgia politics could possibly fall into the spy trap you know if he actually did implement this scheme and it actually worked than machiavelli and von bismarck could have a thing or two to learn from president saakashvili but that's just my opinion. choose your language. because you know if you. choose to. choose to get to. choose the stories but if you. choose access to. wealthy british style. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cancer for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines in two kinds a report. that. goal is. to cut. the speed. with my. mum and good. luck. and a. little. fifth . her third. what
certain politicians in order to surveil them and blackmail them the gay spies would tempt men in the government into going back to their apartments which were filled with hidden cameras and microphones to record information and create a not safe for work video to be used to put pressure on these officials this is truly one of the most unique and kind of gross weapons of political intrigue i've ever heard of i mean how many men in georgia politics could possibly fall into the spy trap you know...
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and staying with the currency markets russia may soon be dumping the euro the government has announced plans to review its foreign currency reserves you know gold piece going off as more russia's gold and currency reserves are estimated at around five hundred billion euros dollars it's quite a basket this needs protection especially in times of global economic turbulence right now around forty two percent of reserves are held in the euro denominated assets while the rest are mostly in u.s. but according to the prime minister the moscow is now considering swapping a part of its europe reserves for equities in other currents so when we see the usual bass decrease and other currencies enter the steaming the chinese yuan or even the russian ruble this could be a troubling signal for the euro especially if other currencies follow the trend like china which holds a quarter of its deserves in europe that's around eight hundred billion us dollars you can imagine the importance of these investments and what could happen if a domino effect takes place. i've got a piece going off reporting for us
and staying with the currency markets russia may soon be dumping the euro the government has announced plans to review its foreign currency reserves you know gold piece going off as more russia's gold and currency reserves are estimated at around five hundred billion euros dollars it's quite a basket this needs protection especially in times of global economic turbulence right now around forty two percent of reserves are held in the euro denominated assets while the rest are mostly in u.s. but...
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, affordable housing, and changes in the system of government. ben netanyahu now needs to work with the surprise winner of the election. the former tv journalist only founded his secular party last year. it is now the second strongest . he wants his country to change course. >> israelis have said no to a policy of fear and hatred. they have said no to the division of israeli society into sections, tribes, or groups/interest. >> a total 12 parties have one seat in parliament -- have won seats in parliament, so there are alliance is possible. it may be some time before the formation of the next israeli parliament can be announced. >> polls have closed in neighboring jordan in the first election since the dawn of the arab spring. alabama officials are reporting a turnout of almost 57%. -- >> officials are reporting a turnout of almost 57%. some have questioned the sincerity of moves to improve democracy, and there are widespread allegations of vote- buying. >> here's a closer look at how jordanians views evoke -- view the vote. >> the elections are
, affordable housing, and changes in the system of government. ben netanyahu now needs to work with the surprise winner of the election. the former tv journalist only founded his secular party last year. it is now the second strongest . he wants his country to change course. >> israelis have said no to a policy of fear and hatred. they have said no to the division of israeli society into sections, tribes, or groups/interest. >> a total 12 parties have one seat in parliament -- have...
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we talk about government payments and we talk about government costs, purchasers and it employer cost but to individuals if they are seeking care out of network it matters to them if a particular physician is charging 10 times medicare, five times medicare, seven times medicare. we are just finishing up the study and the results are eye-popping in terms of out-of-network charges so we have to look at that. stuart talked about malpractice. if we want a high-performance system that to protect physicians who are practicing best practice and surely that is something stakeholders can agree with. i want to just say two more things. 21st century workforce. we have talked about the scope and practice from the standpoint generally in the policy community about nurses working to the top of their license. i would say it's important to look at the practice breaking down barriers so physicians can practice to the top of their licensing getting as much help as possible implementing coordinated care and disease management which we need to move to. finally, i think there are real opportunities if we
we talk about government payments and we talk about government costs, purchasers and it employer cost but to individuals if they are seeking care out of network it matters to them if a particular physician is charging 10 times medicare, five times medicare, seven times medicare. we are just finishing up the study and the results are eye-popping in terms of out-of-network charges so we have to look at that. stuart talked about malpractice. if we want a high-performance system that to protect...
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your state government, and you have your federal government. you pretty much know the architecture of who governs, who legislates, and who runs the show. europe, it's a little more complicated. you start with the national governments and they have their own constituencies, their own electorates to represent. now add to that a layer of eurozone institutions, so organizations, institutions that were built to deal with europe and the eurozone. one of them is the european commission, which is based in brussels and they are essentially the administrators and the bureaucrats of the european project. but also crucially, in frankfurt, the european central bank, which is the central bank for all 17 eurozone countries and the closest thing that the euro has to a fed, only it doesn't perceive itself as powerful as the fed. >> many people knew there would be a crisis all along at some point, because it was only when you had the crisis that you have the political impetus to actually put in place the political institutions that a single currency needs. (inst
your state government, and you have your federal government. you pretty much know the architecture of who governs, who legislates, and who runs the show. europe, it's a little more complicated. you start with the national governments and they have their own constituencies, their own electorates to represent. now add to that a layer of eurozone institutions, so organizations, institutions that were built to deal with europe and the eurozone. one of them is the european commission, which is based...
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the malaysian government said that one of its citizens died there. at least 37 workers and 39 fighters were killed. the nigerian army are still working -- are still looking for foreign workers. french media say they were collecting their belongings before being moved to a nearby town. japan says it will shut its embassy in molly because of worsening security. -- in mali because of worsening security. french troops have helped the government forces make significant gains. jackie has more. >> the u.s. air force transport plane takes off from banaco airbase. tangible proof of the growing support of the united states for the french intervention in mali. the americans, along with britain and france, are helping to transport french troops and equipment. this french contingent has been there for 10 days. they have their kit. now they are waiting for their marching orders. this is the logistical hub of the operation. it is here that the troops arrive. it is also hear that the supplies arrive. and the french are starting to fly bombing raids from here, too. i
the malaysian government said that one of its citizens died there. at least 37 workers and 39 fighters were killed. the nigerian army are still working -- are still looking for foreign workers. french media say they were collecting their belongings before being moved to a nearby town. japan says it will shut its embassy in molly because of worsening security. -- in mali because of worsening security. french troops have helped the government forces make significant gains. jackie has more....
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kind of changes might we expect going forward in terms of changing the bank, restructuring how the governance is done? >> look, i'm very proud of jpmorgan. last year we had 1.8 trillion of capital or credit from consumer or businesses. we had a problem. you know, we've addressed this this in the public. the rest of the bank is pretty well controlled and pretty well managed. it's the same bank from 2008, 2000, 20 10, 2011. whenever a company makes a mistake, analyze it and try to be better for it and make sure you apply best practice across the company. most of the mistake was in cio. >> let me ask you about the u.s. we saw that mortgage originations were up huge for you in the quarter. you talking a lot in the last couple of years now about housing really showing some improvement and having bottomed. where are we in that? what are you expecting in the next couple of years in terms of housing? >> housing has total li bottomed. it's getting better. you saw today sales come so far down they're in short supply in certain markets. all the indicators. 3 million a year, cheaper to buy than to rent.
kind of changes might we expect going forward in terms of changing the bank, restructuring how the governance is done? >> look, i'm very proud of jpmorgan. last year we had 1.8 trillion of capital or credit from consumer or businesses. we had a problem. you know, we've addressed this this in the public. the rest of the bank is pretty well controlled and pretty well managed. it's the same bank from 2008, 2000, 20 10, 2011. whenever a company makes a mistake, analyze it and try to be better...
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, that means there is government approval. from beijing point of view, there is growing anger behind the scenes over north korea's actions. you might remember last year, for example, beijing asked north korea not to launch two rockets spirit of korea went ahead and did that, and i think beijing is increasingly becoming annoyed that p'yongyang, which seized beijing as its main ally, is not listening to what china has got to say. ,> maybe we have hauteoverestimd but if china were to pull the plug on economic assistance, where would north korea be? >> i think that is the big question. sadly, in terms of aid, it is critical in terms of food and oil supplies, for example. some analysts suggest that without the assistance, the north korean regime could even collapse. but beijing does not want that to happen for a couple of reasons. it does not want chaos on its border, and in the long term it worries that potentially unified korea would be allied with america. that would potentially mean american soldiers on china's borders. what be
, that means there is government approval. from beijing point of view, there is growing anger behind the scenes over north korea's actions. you might remember last year, for example, beijing asked north korea not to launch two rockets spirit of korea went ahead and did that, and i think beijing is increasingly becoming annoyed that p'yongyang, which seized beijing as its main ally, is not listening to what china has got to say. ,> maybe we have hauteoverestimd but if china were to pull the...
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so he was doing the rounds selling people on this new budget they have for the new government heaven forbid he said if you were forced to live on when you want to die i would wake up feeling increasingly bad knowing the treatment was all being paid for by the government the problem will be solved unless you let them hurry up and die that's right mrs watson oddly just some fellow finance minister in japan they also want you to kill yourself for the benefit of his paper pushing your buddies down the bank of japan that's not right is it what are you going to do about it how about. some you know if they got the confessional sushi in japan made out of the blowfish too much of it it kills him but mrs watson and he goes down to this asshole's office and says that when my lunch of deadly say she was like oh well twenty five percent of japan's hundred twenty eight million population is over sixty within the next fifty years it's going to be forty percent and he just doesn't. he did because this guy was to kill him so that he makes money speculating would go to well you know going back to worl
so he was doing the rounds selling people on this new budget they have for the new government heaven forbid he said if you were forced to live on when you want to die i would wake up feeling increasingly bad knowing the treatment was all being paid for by the government the problem will be solved unless you let them hurry up and die that's right mrs watson oddly just some fellow finance minister in japan they also want you to kill yourself for the benefit of his paper pushing your buddies down...
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. >> tom: are you referring to government spending cuts or or the central bank continuing with the firewall and protection. >> i was thinking about two things. the program that the b.c. b.has put in place, which has not been taken up. but if it needed to be taken up, i think it should. the other is the progress on the banking union, which is a really important thing. they have taken the first steps, jut the first steps. there is quite a way to go. >> tom: let's talk a little about the united states, because you do address the u.s., and obviously congress and the president keep putting off decisions on spending cuts for america's government budget. how does that postponement impact your forecast? >> we have assumed that basically the fiscal confrontation for this year will be about 1.25%. it could be worse. the scenario under which it is worse, is the case in which the administration comes in. if administration comes, the cuts in spending, there will be and additional half a percent. i think we have a forecast of 2%, and a decreased goal of 1.5%. >> tom: slow but steady growth in the united
. >> tom: are you referring to government spending cuts or or the central bank continuing with the firewall and protection. >> i was thinking about two things. the program that the b.c. b.has put in place, which has not been taken up. but if it needed to be taken up, i think it should. the other is the progress on the banking union, which is a really important thing. they have taken the first steps, jut the first steps. there is quite a way to go. >> tom: let's talk a little...